Medical Officer Akin To Soldier Guarding Border: HP HC Upholds Dismissal From Service Of Doctor For Wilful Absence [Read Judgment]

" A medical officer who remains willfully absent from duty, is guilty of mis-conduct and punishment of dismissal from service cannot be said to be a harsh punishment", the Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled recently.Remarking that it was dealing with a Medical Officer and that "the Court places a Medical Officer akin to a soldier, who guards our Border", the Single Judge stated that a...

Atleast In My Court, There Will Never Be A Question Of Anything Being Done In A 'Sealed Cover': Justice GS Patel Of Bombay HC [Read Order]

During a hearing via video conferencing last Friday, Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court refused to accept additional material submitted by the respondent Anugrah Stock & Brokers Pvt Ltd in a sealed cover and asked them to place all details in the sealed cover on an affidavit and submit the same.Justice Patel expressed sharp disapproval of the practice of submitting material in...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and companies. It prohibits acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest. While introducing the Bill, Nityanand...

Delhi Court Rejects Umar Khalid's Plea Seeking Permission To Meet Family During Police Custody [Read Order]

A Delhi Court on Monday rejected Umar Khalid's plea seeking permission to meet his family members during his police custody. While rejecting the plea, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat noted that the accused is already allowed to have meetings with his legal counsel. The court further observed that while remanding him to police custody, the court had also taken...

"A Mere Change Of Heart Cannot Justify Removal Of Incumbent Leader Of Opposition"; Bombay HC Dismisses BJP Leader's Plea Seeking To Be Recognized As LOP In MCGM [Read Judgment]

In an important decision, the Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by BJP Councillor Prabhakar Shinde seeking to be recognized as the Leader of Opposition at the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.Division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice Madhav Jamdar observed that a mere volte-face or change of heart or decision to increase one's extent of...

Bengaluru Riots : Can Powers Under Commission Of Inquiry Act Be Given To Claims Commissioner? Karnataka HC Asks State

The Karnataka High Court has asked the state government to reply on the question of whether the Claims Commissioner appointed to estimate and investigate the damages caused in the Bengaluru riots case, be empowered under the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act.The Court had on August 28, appointed Retired Justice H S Kempanna as the Claims Commissioner. A division bench of Chief...

BCI Requests Centre To Specify VC Apps Which Would Ensure Confidentiality of Attorney-Client Privileged Communication [Read Minutes]

Bar Council of India has decided to request the Central Government to specify applications for video-conferencing which would ensure confidentiality of the attorney-client privileged communication. The said decision was made while considering the representation moved by Mr Akhil Hasija, seeking appropriate rules and regulations to ensure the data protection of...

Over 51 Lakh Cases Pending in Indian High Courts; 3.5 Crore In District & Subordinate Courts [Read Statement]

As per the data released by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, over 51 lakh cases (51,52,921) are pending in various High Courts across the country and almost 3.5 crore cases (3,44,73,068) are pending in lower Courts of the country. With over 7 lakh unresolved litigations, the Allahabad High Court tops the list of High Courts Backlogs, followed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court...

Writ Petition Relation To Industrial Dispute To Not Be Listed Unless 'Exceptional Circumstances' Disclosed In Synopsis, Opening Paragraphs: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has held that a writ petition relating to an industrial dispute shall not be listed unless it discloses 'exceptional circumstances' in the synopsis and in its opening paragraphs.Justice J. R. Midha was hearing the writ petitioners' challenge to the retrenchment of 297 employees by the Press Trust of India on 29th September, 2018. The petitioners sought the quashing of...

Following Bombay HC's Rebuke, State Govt Agrees For Creation Of 1000 Bed Capacity Covid Centre At Indoor Stadium In Nagpur [Read Order]

The State government last Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that approval for creation of infrastructural facilities for 1000 bed capacity Covid care centre at Mankapur indoor stadium has been granted. Court asked the State and the Municipal Corporation to place the detailed plan on record within two weeks but asked them to begin the work before that.The above assurance was given to...

Lok Sabha Clears Bill To Permit Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha on Sunday passed the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020, with an aim to ensure financial stability and promote competitiveness in Indian financial markets. The Bill provides a legal framework to enable two counterparties in a bilateral financial contract to offset claims against each other to determine a single net payment obligation due from...

[Covid-19] HC Lucknow Bench Reverts To Hear Cases Via Video Conferencing Only [Read Notice]

Considering the gravity of the situation created by COVID-19 pandemic, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad Court has decided to revert to hearing via Video-conferencing only. VC Advocates may send an e-mail (indicating his/her registered mobile numbers alongwith cases details, with a request for being provided a Video-Conferencing Link to enable him/her to join the...